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New CO2CRC carbon capture project commissioned

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) research has taken a major step forward with the commissioning of Australia’s most comprehensive post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture research facility, the CO2CRC H3 Capture Project, at International Power’s Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The project was launched by Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor ...

Jul. 9, 2009

By Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)

Department of energy announces $67 million investment for carbon capture development

The US Department of Energy announced today the selection of ten projects aimed at developing advanced technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal combustion. The projects, valued at up to $67 million over three years, focus on reducing the energy and efficiency penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to existing and new ...

Jul. 7, 2010

By US Department of Energy

DOE to provide US$36m to advance carbon dioxide capture

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will provide US$36 million for 15 projects aimed at furthering the development of new and cost-effective technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants. “Currently, the existing US coal fleet accounts for over half of all electricity generated in this country,” US Secretary of Energy ...

Aug. 1, 2008

By US Department of Energy

New recovery act funding boosts industrial carbon capture and storage research and development

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of 22 projects that will accelerate carbon capture and storage research and development for industrial sources. Funded with more than US$575 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these R&D projects complement the industrial demonstration projects already being funded through the Recovery Act. Together, these ...

Sep. 8, 2010

By US Department of Energy

Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has selected seven projects to receive approximately $44 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development through the funding opportunity announcement, Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies. These projects will advance competitive operation of our nation's fossil-based power-generation ...

Feb. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy Announces $41 million investment for carbon capture development

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal–fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture technologies to existing ...

Aug. 26, 2011

By US Department of Energy

U.S. Energy Secretary Announces $24 Million in New Projects to Advance Transformational Carbon Capture Technologies

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced the selection of eight projects to receive nearly $24 million in federal funds for cost-shared research and development (R&D) for Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies. The selected projects will focus on the development of solvent, sorbent, and membrane technologies to address scientific challenges and knowledge gaps ...

Mar. 1, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Department Announces New Investments in Gasification Research

Today, as part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy approach, the Department of Energy has selected four projects to receive funding for next-generation gasification systems that also reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Awardees will receive approximately $16 million to advance the gasification process, which converts carbon-based materials like coal into syngas for use as ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By US Department of Energy

DOE Invests $17 Million to Advance Carbon Utilization Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 11 projects to receive approximately $17 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects for carbon utilization. The projects will develop and test technologies that can utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) from power systems or other industrial sources as the primary feedstock. The research goal of ...

Jun. 17, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Selects 16 Transformational Carbon Capture Technologies Projects for Funding

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 16 projects to receive funding through NETL’s Carbon Capture Program. The program funds development and testing of transformational carbon dioxide (CO2) capture systems for new and existing coal-based power plants. Research funded by this program is expected to help overcome limitations of ...

Aug. 13, 2015

By US Department of Energy

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